Stats

Lifespan

Decades

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Australia and Oceania

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This tree grows in the tropical rainforests of Australia and New Guinea. Its red flowers bloom in long, tentacle-like clusters that attract nectar-feeding birds.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Heptapleurum

Species

Heptapleurum actinophyllum